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April Fool! None of the regulars has posted a GDT! Everyone must be watching the Madness that is March (in April).

My reaction when I saw Sheahan, Miller, Glendening and Callahan in instead of Mantha

LW C RW Gustav Nyquist Henrik Zetterberg Tomas Tatar Andreas Athanasiou Frans Nielsen Anthony Mantha Justin Abdelkader Darren Helm Dylan Larkin Drew Miller Riley Sheahan Luke Glendening Defensive Pairings Dan DeKeyser Mike Green Niklas Kronwall Nick Jensen Xavier Ouellet Robbie Russo Mrazek Unconfirmed as the starter per DailyFaceoff.com

So. Off the bat. Two things. 1-As sad as it is. I’m looking forward to the ‘24-25 season. Seider’s class will be 23 then. Raymond’s 22. This draft’s 21. That’s the deal. 2-The traditional “top six”, “bottom six”, “scoring line”, “checking line”, yada. I don’t think that bs really applies to the way Yzerman’s building this team. I think Stevie’s building a team of 4 lines of guys who are good at scoring goals, and not getting scored on. Now, onto the System wingers: A) Albin Grewe. If this guy doesn’t end up being at least a 4th line RW in our program, I’m completely blind. He’s fast, he skates great. He’s mean as s***. He’s great with the puck. He handles it, he passes, he can score. He fought 6’8” Soderblom at training camp. This guy’s a hockey player.. quite similar to.. B) Tyler Bertuzzi. If this guys’ contracts remain reasonable.. he’s for sure a keeper. He’ll be like 28 in the yr I’m talking about (when Seider’s 23). He plays hard as s***, he’s tough, he skates well, he’s got puck skill. He’s a player. C) Raymond. I’m 90% sure he’s going to be the best player from his draft class. His talent level is far beyond LaFrenierre’s. He’s got all the intangibles too. LW1 all day. D) Mastrosimone. This kid’s a f*ing player. In the Grewe, Bertuzzi class. He’s fast. He’s smart. He’s great with the puck. He can pass. He can score. He plays his ass off. If this guy’s not at least a 4th line LW, I’m blind. E) Soderblom. This dude is an elite talent. As fast as he’s progressing. Who knows what his ceiling is. I think it’s safe to say he gives you a 5th good wing in the system though (only need 8.. only need 3 more). ...Vrana. He’s a sniper. He’s got speed. He doesn’t play hard. He’s not great with the puck, not a great passer. His IQ is meh. I hope we resign him to a reasonable deal. I hope we play him on the 1st line all next yr. I hope he scores a s***-load of goals. I hope we’re able to trade him for a 1st at the deadline next yr (making Mantha’s haul 2 1sts and a 2nd). ...Zadina. Much the same. Great shot. Not a fast guy. Not a defensive guy. Not a high IQ guy. Not a passer or puck skill guy. Not very fluid. I’m not a believer. If we could trade him for a 2nd next yr.. I’d gladly take whoever Steve can find there over him. If he has a nice yr.. maybe a 1st? ...Berggren. I don’t care what “scouts” at the Athletic say about him, or about his point totals in Sweden. He still looks like a ***** to me. He’s worthless on D, he’s allergic to the 10 metre radius in front of the net. Probably doesn’t have much trade value.. So Holland. ...Cross Hanas. There’s not much film available on this guy. He seems to have a lot of skill. He can really score, he’s great with the puck, he can pass, he’s got sense. He seems like not a *****.. though he really needs a lot of weight room work. I’d be happy to call him our 6th good wing prospect. But there’s not much film on him. And he doesn’t seem that fast in what I’ve seen.. ..... *CONCLUSION* As I’ll get to later.. I feel really good about our future D core right now.. I think we’ve got 3 of the 4 NHL centers we’ll need in place already.. We’ve got a lot of picks these next two drafts. We’re looking pretty solid elsewhere. It’s time to start taking some big swings at big time scoring potential top-six wings, baby.

Follow the top moments of this last day of festivities at the Joe http://mihockeynow.com/2017/04/the-final-game-at-joe-louis-arena/ Tonight marks Z's 1000th game

Hello everyone. We're putting on another table hockey weekend in Livonia in March. On Friday night, we're on the vintage Coleco games with the flat players. On Saturday, we're playing Stiga, the game that's still made and has 3-D players. More info here: Tournament web page: http://byline302.tripod.com/aboutus/det ... ament.html Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/630587313668777/ ###

LW C RW Gustav Nyquist Henrik Zetterberg Tomas Tatar Andreas Athanasiou Dylan Larkin Justin Abdelkader Riley Sheahan Ben Street Anthony Mantha Luke Glendening Tomas Nosek Drew Miller Defensive Pairings Niklas Kronwall Mike Green Dan DeKeyser Nick Jensen Xavier Ouellet Robbie Russo

Last Colorado visit at the Joe. LW C RW Gustav Nyquist Henrik Zetterberg Tomas Tatar Darren Helm Frans Nielsen Anthony Mantha Andreas Athanasiou Dylan Larkin Justin Abdelkader Luke Glendening Riley Sheahan Drew Miller Defensive Pairings Niklas Kronwall Mike Green Dan DeKeyser Nick Jensen Xavier Ouellet Robbie Russo JImmy Howard Confirmed

LW C RW Gustav Nyquist Henrik Zetterberg Tomas Tatar Andreas Athanasiou Frans Nielsen Anthony Mantha Justin Abdelkader Darren Helm Dylan Larkin Drew Miller Riley Sheahan Luke Glendening Defensive Pairings Dan DeKeyser Mike Green Niklas Kronwall Nick Jensen Xavier Ouellet Robbie Russo

Forwards Gustav Nyquist - Henrik Zetterberg - Tomas Tatar Riley Sheahan - Frans Nielsen - Anthony Mantha Andreas Athanasiou - Dylan Larkin - Justin Abdelkader Luke Glendening - Tomas Nosek - Drew Miller Defensive Pairings Dan DeKeyser - Nick Jensen Xavier Ouellet - Mike Green Daniel Renouf - Robbie Russo

LW C RW Gustav Nyquist Henrik Zetterberg Tomas Tatar Riley Sheahan Frans Nielsen Darren Helm Anthony Mantha Dylan Larkin Justin Abdelkader Andreas Athanasiou Tomas Nosek Drew Miller Defensive Pairings Dan DeKeyser Nick Jensen Niklas Kronwall Mike Green Xavier Ouellet Robbie Russo

Might add something later on at work, first GDT of our LGW season. 3-1-0 start to the season, Mantha is white hot, that line looks pretty dominant. I'm liking what i've seen from Hronek so far also. Let's get another win, and finally open up the season here on LGW! Let's have a good turnout tonight. I'm ready.

GDT updated ....with lines and sich. LGRW!!!

Hey guys, I know I havent been online in a while, but come on over to reddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/detroitredwings

Hey all, i'm re-posting this to fellow Wings fans because the guys that run this company are friends of mine, and also because this sounds like an awesome night... Road Ice Travels is happy to announce that we have begun booking for our Detroit Red Wings “Legends Night” Fan Experience 12/23/13. This package includes: Pregame meet and greet with 3 Time Stanley Cup Champion JOE KOCUR with food and beverage provided at the # 1 ranked sports bar in Detroit, the famous Hockeytown Café. At the Hockeytown Café, we have our own private room for fellow Red Wings fans to enjoy a few hours prior to the game! One (1) mezzanine level ticket to the 12/23 Red Wings vs. Islanders hockey game at Joe Louis Arena with food and beverage voucher. One (1) Road Ice Travels t-shirt Shuttle from Hockeytown Café to Joe Louis Arena and back This entire package is $179 and you can book now at www.roadicetravels.com under 2013-14 trips tab.

With two weeks left, it's time for all of our favorite and least favorite memories to flow like the tears that will most definitely be flowing when that final horn sounds...Thank You Joe Louis Arena, from when i was 9 years old, up until I moved away 33 years later, no matter how luxurious the new barn will be, you will never be replaced. I look forward to reading everyone's good times and bad at our home. Games, concerts, events... Here's the video from NBC Sports today to start is off.

Ok, with the roster almost set (barring a trade for a defender) give us your best guess at what the opening night roster will look like and what line combos you'd like to see. It's a given that we'll get Larkin signed, I am going with a 2 year $4M bridge deal. Unfortunately the chatter about Z is getting too frequent, so I have to go with he is done. So even if we signed Also, just because I have Kronwall listed in the #7 spot, does not mean he will be scratched every night. I just put him there because with his knees there is a good chance he may the guy rotating in and out more frequently than Jensen or Hronek, but he may play 80 games, who knows with him! You could flip AA and Nyquist around, but I like AA in the top 6, plus he had great chemistry with Helm and Vanek prior. Other than that, I really like what our roster will (could) look like come October. It may not be Cup or even playoff worthy (yet) but it's moving in the right direction. (it also may get us about the 11th-12th from the bottom finish, and we know what that means, #1 or #2 overall! )

Is it really the third period and nobody has started the GDT?

A winning streak. Who'da thunk it? Svech gets another goal!

We're tied at 1 in the 2nd. Don't let Cindy get the best of you, Wings.

OFFICIAL TANK THREAD

OFFICIAL TANK THREAD

Ilitch spoke for more than 10 minutes to reporters near the home dugout of Joker Marchant Stadium, the spring training home of the Detroit Tigers. While he was there to talk about the upcoming baseball season, I twice asked Ilitch about the future of Holland. He opted not to address the situation..